November 15, 2012

Free Press Staff Writer

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With a dizzying array of choices on the most celebrated bar night of the year, how does one narrow the options for Thanksgiving Eve? Pretty much every liquor-serving establishment has something enticing -- from drink specials to themed parties. Here are several places to get the most musical bang for your buck.

• The Magic Stick is hosting the return of the Satin Peaches. It's been a little more than a year since the rock band quietly split. Before going their separate ways, the members were signed to Island Records, released an album and two EPs and were part of successful tours in the U.S. and Britain. "We'd been going pretty hard for about seven years with various lineups, and didn't have it in us to take a step back and start over again," says vocalist-guitarist Jesse Shepherd-Bates.

For the first time ever, the band will perform as a five-piece, featuring members from previous lineups, including George Morris, Shepherd-Bates, Ryan Wiese, Aaron Nelson and Jeremy Smith.

• Callahan's will host its fifth-anniversary party with longtime Detroit party band the Reefermen as the band celebrates "Sunday Morning Smoke," a new vinyl release. Doors at 7 p.m. Callahan's, 2105 South Blvd., Auburn Hills. 248-858-9508. $10.

• The Magic Bag will host a four-band bill featuring some of the hottest groups on Detroit's indie-rock scene, with Amy Gore & Her Valentines, Class Three Overbite, theHigh Strung and Almost Free. Doors at 8 p.m. The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward, Ferndale. 248-544-3030. $8.

• The Pike Room will feature a mix of electronic, rock and metal acts. Heading up the bill are Cybertrybe, with Fall Prey, Shudder, Volcano & the New Radio Standard, Demension and the O'Shaunessy Boys. Burlesque dancing and giveaways will round out the night. Doors at 8 p.m. The Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac. 248-858-9333. $8. ages 18 and up.